I picked this wine up at Cave Spring last weekend while visiting the place with Howie. Cave Spring's Sauvignon Blanc is regularly available at the LCBO, but I like the wine and so I bought one all the same.

12.5% alc. Bright straw colour. Excellent varietal nose of asparagus and greens with a hint of canteloupe and bright lemony citrus aromas. Very tart and bracing on the entry; 2004 really shows through in the acidity. Pleasantly dry and tense; acidic yet in a balanced way. Flavours follow through onto the palate. Finishes crisp and dry with a slight sulfury/matchstick note, but this doesn't linger. The finish is clean and dry.

In 2003, they unfortunately had to resort to releasing a non-VQA Sauvignon - precisely because two severe winter kills in a row decimated the vines. Happily, the 2004 release is back to being 100% VQA.